Their story
Dick Willows makes cider and perry from a smallholding and timber-framed barn at Claverton Down, on the edge of Bath, alongside willow and country crafts. Both drinks, at 6.5% ABV, are made from juice from chemical-free orchards and fermented with wild yeast, without added sulphites, and are unpasteurised. They can be tried and bought at the barn, from a mobile cider bar around the area, and at a small number of local pubs and festivals. On some Saturdays the farm also runs a separate 'Cider Barn' session with a food truck and music, and it holds an orchard wassail each January.
Fruit comes from chemical-free orchards; the website does not say whether these are the farm's own trees or bought in.
What they make
- Dick Willows Cider full-flavoured, wild-fermented, 6.5%
- Dick Willows Perry light, refreshing, wild-fermented, 6.5%
Visiting
Barn at the Claverton Down smallholding
Opening times, as they publish them: Online order collection Fri 5-7pm or Sat 10am-12pm; a separate 'Cider Barn' session runs Saturdays 1-9pm with food and music, at least in summer
Rotating food truck at Cider Barn Saturday sessions. Cider Barn sessions are free entry with free parking; the path down to the barn is steep and can be slippery.
Where to buy
- Online, direct from the maker dick-willows.square.site
- At the farm or cidery When open
Also sold from a mobile cider bar and at a small number of local pubs and festivals.
Their events
Runs an orchard wassail each January (2026 date: 3 January) with storytelling, fire and hot cider, plus Saturday 'Cider Barn' sessions with food and music.